Where does “kaputtlachen” come from?
kaputtlachen (German) comes from German kaputt, from French capot, from Old French capote, from Old French cape, from Late Latin cappa, from Ancient Greek κάππα, from Phoenician 𐤊, from Egyptian 𓂧.
kaputtlachen (German): to crack up, to laugh one's head off
Definitions
- to crack up, to laugh one's head off
Ancestry of “kaputtlachen”, step by step
kaputtlachen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German kaputt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | kaputt | broken; out of order |
| 2 | French | capot | (cover over the engine of a motor car) bonnet UK, hood US |
| 3 | Old French | capote | hooded cloak |
| 4 | Old French | cape | — |
| 5 | Late Latin | cappa | cape, hood; cloak; cape, cloak |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κάππα | kappa, the name for the tenth letter Κ, κ of the... |
| 7 | Phoenician | 𐤊 | kaph; kap |
| 8 | Egyptian | 𓂧 | — |